Tag Archives: September 11th

IAFF General President Harold Shaitberger weighs in on the Holidays, the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and the Recent LODD's in Chicago.

There is speculation on why it passed through the Senate after having been shot down just days ago. Some people think it might have something to do with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart's hilarious political jabs at the Republicans who filibustered the bill. It really makes you wonder what the catalyst was. After all, the bill was rewritten removing over $2 billion in cost. Republicans have caught a bad rap on the whole deal...maybe they realized how damaging the bad press could get. Then again, maybe the nay sayers just did the right thing...we may never know.

Firefighters Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer Died in the Line of Duty December 22, 2010. It should be noted that today was a very deadly day 100 years ago in Chicago. On December 22, 1910, 21 Chicago Firefighters died in ...

The other day, I posted Jon Stewart's Lame as F@#k Congress. The feature on the Daily Show was an eye opener for many and focused on the Republicans who killed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The show below shows four 9/11 First Responders giving their thoughts on the Filibuster by Republicans.

Who better to explain what happened and expose the GOP leaders who continue to utilize 9/11 to seem compassionate all the while not giving a damn about the first responders who worked at Ground Zero than Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Even if this is Political humor, the humor is typically not to far from the truth. The House bill passed at 268 to 160 (17 Republicans voting for the bill and 157 against). Only 3 Democrats voted against the House Bill. The Senate bill failed. The vote was 57-42, short of the 60 votes in favor needed to proceed under Senate rules.

Some of the firefighters in my department were in Middle or High School when the attacks occurred. It is hard to imagine their thoughts on the day.

The 9/11 film by Jules and Gideon Naudet is available on Liveleak in its entirety. If you would like some more information on the movie and what the Naudet brothers were doing when they ended up filming one of only three shots of the first plane hitting the North Tower read here.

8 years. 343 brothers. Never Forget. Click the links below to read the names of the victims of September 11th. Flight 11 – North Tower Flight 93 – Shanksville Flight 77 – Pentagon Flight 175 – South Tower The Pentagon ...

While many of the bean counters like to disregard the toll that 9/11 took on its rescuers, many of the people who worked hours, days, and months following that day have perished due to illnesses borne of the “stuff” in ...